Shinsegae promotes simultaneous development of Starfield and Department Store in Gwangju
Review of ‘Starfield’, a complex shopping mall, Eodeungsan
Gwangju Shinsegae Extension to become a ‘landmark’
By Kwak Ji-hye, staff reporter [email protected]
Posted 2022-08-17 16:29:21
On the 17th, at the Ramada Hotel in Seo-gu, Gwangju, Lim Young-rok (left), CEO of Shinsegae Properties and Lee Dong-hoon, CEO of Gwangju Shinsegae, announced plans to create ‘Starfield Gwangju’ and ‘Gwangju Shinsegae Art & Culture Park’.
Shinsegae Group enters the complex shopping mall ‘Starfield’ in Gwangju and sets out to catch two rabbits by expanding the existing Gwangju Shinsegae.
Shinsegae Property, which operates Shinsegae Group’s complex shopping mall brand, Starfield, announced on the 17th that it plans to develop ‘Starfield Gwangju (tentative name)’, a stay-type orthodox shopping mall where you can enjoy shopping, culture, leisure, entertainment and recreation at the same time.
Shinsegae Property plans to build the first Starfield in the Honam area on the site of Eodeungsan in Gwangju.
The plan is to create a shopping theme park where you can enjoy not only shopping but also culture, leisure, entertainment, and healing in one place, rather than a vertical store whose main purpose is to buy things. will choose
Shinsegae Property was the first company to introduce the concept of a complex shopping mall in Korea, starting with the opening of Starfield Hanam in September 2016. Wirye, Myongji, and Bucheon) are operating a total of 7 stores.
Shinsegae Property plans to establish a local subsidiary in Gwangju, following Hanam, Goyang, and Anseong.
He announced a plan to create direct and indirect employment of about 30,000 people by hiring local residents first, and to contribute to revitalizing the local economy by introducing up to 70% of small business and SME brands.
At the same time, Shinsegae Group also presented a blueprint for reinventing the existing Gwangju Shinsegae into a landmark department store with a scale of 132,230 m2 (40,000 pyeong) by greatly expanding the existing Gwangju Shinsegae.
It plans to complete the licensing process by 2023, start construction, and complete the construction in 2026.
‘Gwangju Shinsegae Art & Culture Park’ combines the strengths of the No. 1 stores nationwide, such as the ‘high quality’ of the Gangnam branch, the ‘mammoth scale’ of the Centum City branch, and the ‘complex culture and art space’ of the Daejeon branch. set the theme with
In particular, for the first time in Honam, the world’s three major luxury brands, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel, called ‘Erusha’, will be introduced, and the overwhelming full-line brand will raise the quality of shopping by one level.
A Shinsegae Group official said, “The simultaneous development of Starfield and ‘Gwangju Shinsegae Art & Culture Park’ is to create synergy and contribute to the development of Gwangju as well as Honam region by creating jobs, revitalizing the local economy, and increasing consumer welfare.” It is expected that 55,000 direct and indirect jobs will be created, resulting in an influx of population, and an increase in tax revenue from the two regional corporations.”